Clinical Staging of HIV-Related Illness in Mozambique: Performance of Nonphysician Clinicians Based on Direct Observation of Clinical Care and Implications for Health Worker Training


 
Language:

English

Author:

Brentlinger P et al.

Series/Journal Title:

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volume:

55

Issue:

3

Description:

In Mozambique, clinical staging may be the primary determinant of HIV/AIDS treatment decisions, and the task of staging commonly falls to non-physician clinicians. This study evaluated the quality of performance in clinical staging two years after the first Mozambican clinicians were trained in HIV/AIDS care. [adapted from abstract]

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Geographic Focus

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